At a fundamental level, this England team seeks to invite pressure. They can do it across the pitch, but Tuchel’s side chiefly aims to lure opponents into deeper areas.
They achieve this by recycling possession back to the defenders or to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
England commit several players to the initial build-up, including striker Harry Kane, who drops into holding midfield zones to tempt the opposition out of their half.
When opponents step up, England look to speed things up, playing directly to attackers running in behind against fewer defenders.
The “14 or 15 starters” Tuchel references are players perfectly suited to this approach.
Centre-backs like John Stones and Marc Guehi are composed in possession to attract pressure, while for Bayern Munich Kane drops deep and hits accurate long passes to team-mate Luis Diaz.
Ahead of them, Jude Bellingham, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke are powerful runners who attack open space against undermanned defences.
In short, England try to pull defences out of shape and then exploit the gaps that appear.